Sand-operated toy



Sept. 8, 1925. 1,553,163

' E. C. HOLYOKE SAND OPERATED TOY Filed July U, 1924 iatented Sept. 8, 1925.

UNITED STATES EDWARD C. HOLYOKE, OF BRAINTBEE, MASSACHUSETTS.

SAND-OPERATED TOY.

Application filed July 17, 1924. Serial No. 726,538.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD O. Honrorin, a citizen of the United States, residing at Braintree, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sand- Operated Toys, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a sand operated toy.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a toy of novel construction.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy of novel construction which comprises in part a form of seesaw which is operated by sand.

Another and further object of the invention is to provide a sand operated see-saw which is cheap and simple of manufacture,

sturdy of construction and efficient in operation.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a sand operated see-saw having sand receiving pockets on the see-saw which are of a novel construction.

Other further objects, novel features of construction and improved results of the invention will appear in the following description and accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: 7

Figure 1v is a perspective view of the toy.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the toy, the sand hopper and sand receiving pockets being shown in vertical section.

Fig. 3 is a plan View of the sand receiv improvements in a ing pockets.

The drawings show an embodiment of the invention in its preferred form but it is pointed out that departures can be made from the construction shown in the drawings and hereafter described invention without departing from the spirit of the invention. V

Broadly the invention consists of a'sand hopper A, a base B, asee-saw C and the sand receivingpockets D.

Describing the invention more specifically it will be seen that a vertical standard 5 is "suitably fastened to or supported in the horizontal base B. Thebase B may comprise a block of wood, may be a hollow tin form or constructed in any other suitable manner. ,upon its upper end the sand hopper A which has an open top 6 and. is provided with a The vertical standard 5 carries.

sand outlet opening 7 in its bottom 8. The side walls of the hopper are designated at 9 and are preferably tapered inward towards the sand discharge opening 7 in the hopper bottom. that the discharge opening cated in the hopper bottom.

Carried by the vertical support 5 intermediate the base B and the sand hopper A there is a pin or shaft 10 which extends from the vertical support to a point over the base B.

The see-saw C may be constructed of wood, metal or any suitable material and centrally located thereonare the sand receiving pockets D. The sand receiving pockets D consist of a base 11 which is fastened upon the see-saw but is of a width greater than the width of the see-saw. The base 11 is provided with end walls 12 which are of a triangular shape, the apex 13 of the triangle being positioned remote from the base 11 of the pockets. A distributing plate 14 is suitably fastened upon the base intermediate its length and divides the base into two equal pockets having open ends. The division plate 14 has an, enlarged base 15 while its walls taper towards one another to meet at its upper edge 16 in a cutting edge. The distributing plate or wall 14 is of a height equal to the extreme height of the side walls 12 of the sand pockets.

.The see-saw is pivotally supported upon the pin or shaft 10 which extends horizontally through the base 15 of the distributing plate 14.

The see-saw may be provided at its ends with suitable figures or images 17 which may be constructed of celluloid, wood, metal or any suitable or like material.

Embedded or otherwise suitably fastened in the base B are upstanding pins or pegs 18 which act as stops for the downward movement of the see-saw, as clearly appears in Fig. 2 of the drawings. These stops accelerate the movement of the see-saw by shortening its downward movement. It will be readily understood that the stops might readily be coiled springs, rather than wooden pegs as shown, and they need not necessarily be positioned at an angle to the base B. i

is centrally lo- Operation.

The operation of the toy is very simple. To start the toy sand is deposited through Attention is directed to the fact the open top 6 of the sand hopper and finds its way through the sand discharge opening 7 in the bottom of the hopper.

lVith the see-saw in the position shown in Fig. 2 it will be seen that the sand will be received in the pocket at the left side of the distributing plate or wall 1 1. It will be readily seen that this sand will add weight to the left side of the seesaw and will eventually carry this side of the see-saw downward until it' strikes the peg 18 at the left side of the base B.

On the downward travel of the see-saw the sand in the sand pocket is discharged through the outer open end of the pocket. Any sand which may still remain in the pocket will be jarred loose when the see-saw strikes the peg or stop 18.

It will then be readily understood that the pocket at the right side of the distributing plate 14 is then in a position to receive the discharged sand from the hopper A and that the operation of movement which is described will be repeated and the right side of the see-saw will descend.

The movement of the see-saw will continue as long as sand is fed to the hopper A.

From the foregoing it will be seen that an amusing toy is provided for children which is cheap and simple of manufacture and highly eiticient in operation. The toy can be marketed at a very low price and is suitable for a toy for childrens sand piles or is a toy to be used on the sand beaches at the seashore.

Attention is directed to the fact that the sand pockets D ar of a greater width than the see-saw board. The purpose of this is to facilitate the discharge of the sand from the pockets at either side of the see-saw board rather than upon the board itself. Some of the discharged sand will of course go on the see-saw board but the greater part of this will be dislodged when the see-saw board strikes the pegs or stops 18.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A toy adapted to be operated by sand or the like, comprising a base, a hopper sup.. ported above said base, a see-saw pivotally supported between said base and hopper, pockets carried by said see-saw at either side of its pivotal support, said pockets being greater in width than the width of the see-saw, and means for directing the contents of said hopper into the see-saw pockets to actuate the see-saw.

2. A toy adapted to be operated by sand or the like, comprising a base, a hopper supported above said base, a see-saw pivotally mounted between the said base and hopper,

pockets of said see-saw at either side of its or the like, comprising a hopper, a see-saw pivotally mounted below said hopper, open ended pockets of a width greater than the width of the see-saw carried by the same at either side of its pivotal support, means for directing the contents of th hopper into said pockets, and stops for engaging the ends of the see-saw for stopping and jarring the opposite ends of the same during its operation.

4. A toy adapted to be operated by sand or the like, comprising a base, a vertical standard mounted on said base and carrying at its upper end a hopper, a see-saw pivotally mounted on said vertical standard between said base and hopper, sand pockets carried by said base at either side of its pivotal support, said pockets being of greater width than the width of the see saw and having open ends, means to direct the contents of the hopper into said pockets, and stops carried at either end of said base for engaging and jarring th ends of the see-saw, at the end of its downward movement.

5. A toy adapted to be operated by sand or the like, comprising a base, a hopper supported above the base, a see-saw pivotally supported between said base and hopper. pockets mounted upon the see-saw at either side of its pivotal support, said pockets having a flat base, triangular shaped side walls and open ends, a common division wall be tween said pockets, the pockets of a width greater than the width of the see-saw, and means for directing the contents of said hopper into the see-saw pockets to actuate the see-saw.

6. A toy adapted to be operated by sand or the like, comprising a base, a vertical standard mounted upon said base and having a pin extending over the same, a see-saw provided with pockets having a common division wall, the see-saw pivotally mounted upon said standard by having the pin extending through the base of the pocket division wall, and means for directing the contents of said hopper into the see-saw pockets to actuate the see-saw.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

EDWARD C. HOLYOKE. 

